Be careful what you wish for. You may get it. Two prep basketball teams tried to lose a game. They both succeeded. And they both lost. Bigtime. We’re referring to two Tennessee prep teams who recently tried to outdo each other in losing. They deliberately committed turnovers. Both teams apparently were trying to avoid a […]
On Friday the 13th, make your own luck. If you want to be in the right place at the right time, then be in the right place more often.
You can be sure that snow-weary New Englanders do not want to hear that others have had it worse. But it’s true. Roald Amundsen not only endured harsher conditions, he pursued them. Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, became the first person to lead a successful journey to the South Pole. In doing so, he showed us […]
The incredible story of why there’s a Magic Kingdom today. That story can be the reason you can do the impossible. When Walt Disney tried to place his original Disneyland, he was turned down. Instead of getting discouraged, he just went elsewhere.
Bill James became one of the top 100 most influential people in the world through his analysis of baseball statistics. You can do what he did: Find something you love and learn more than anyone else in the world about it.
The lesson Lou Holtz learned in his very first game as a head college football coach. You can only coach one team — yours.
Real toughness isn’t throwing fists or getting in someone’s face. Real toughness is absorbing negative feedback, stepping back from its sting, and re-examing it for ways to improve.
Like famous magician Harry Houdini, people who do the impossible aren’t more gifted than others. They’ve just found the right strategy.
Malcolm Butler, unlikely hero of the Super Bowl, just kept getting better. It’s harder than it sounds. Improvement takes focus, persistence and the mental toughness to work outside your comfort zone, all without any guarantees.
Anyone who’s ever sold Girl Scout cookies knows the usual formula: Sell to family and friends, and maybe to some neighbors. Not Katie Francis. She started out by aiming for a world record, beat it, then kept raising her goals. That approach helped Katie, who was in sixth grade at the time, sell what you’d […]